Steel-capped bullet



(No Model.)

A. KAUDERER. STEEL GAPPED BULLET.

No. 450,623. Patented Apr. 21. 1891.

Witnesses.

K M. Inventor.

m: Noam: versus cm, momlmu, wi smumn, o. c.

ATENT rricn.

ANDREXV KAUDERER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

STEEL-CAPPED BU LLET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,623, dated April21, 1891.

Application filed December 5, 1890- Serial No. 373,674. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW KAUDERER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Butfalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bullets, of which thefollowing is aspecification.

My invention consists in certain improve ments in bullets for rifles orother small arms, and will be fully and clearly hereinafter describedand claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal centralsection through the bullet and steel head -case. Fig. 3 is a detachedvertical longitudinal central section through the steel head-case of thebullet.

In said drawings, 1 represents the usual leaden body of a bullet. Thesteel head-case 2 is provided with a semicircular hollow chamber 3 nearthe rear, and at the rear with the straight or parallel sides 4, and ismade of smaller diameter than the leaden body of the bullet, so as toprevent injury to the rifle or other arm in which it may be used. Theobject of the parallel sides 4 is to permit of a stronger hold on theleaden body at that point. At the front of thechamber 3 is an opening 5,which extends through the end of the case, and at the front of theopening 5 is a countersunk portion 6. The object of this opening 5through the end of the steel case and the countersunk portion 6 is toprovide not only a strong hold upon the leaden point of the bullet, butto leave room for more lead 7 in the general make of the same, so as togive it more weight in proportion to its size than it would haveit'theend otthe steel shell were solid. The lead, which reaches through theopening 5 and 6, does not in any way interfere with the penetratingquality of the bullet. The steel shell prevents the lead from spreading,and thereby insures every quality possessed by a solid-steel point withthe additional weight of-the lead, so that a very slight increase in thelength is required to give the same weight as a bullet of the samediameter composed entirely of lead.

Experience has shown that this bullet has at least one-third morepenetrating power than an ordinary one composed entirely of lead.

I am aware that bullets have heretofore been made composed of leadhaving a solidsteel point. I therefore do not claim such, broadly; but

lVhat I do claim, is

1. A bullet composed of a hollow steel shell having an enlarged chamberat the rear, a smaller opening extending through the front end, and abody portion of lead filling said openings in the shell and projectingthrough to the end of the small opening, substantially as and for thepurposes described.

2. A leaden bullet incased in a steel end provided with a hollow back,an opening through the front end, and a countersunk portion into whichthe lead projects and is fastened, substantially as described.

ANDREWV KAUDERER.

Witnesses:

J AMES SANGSTER, J ENNIE M. CALDWELL.

